Grants

Our research grants, encompassing university, national, international, and industry collaborations, demonstrate CYRES’s dedication to leading cybersecurity research and innovation, while driving secure digital transformation through advanced knowledge, technology, and capacity building.

Research grants funded internally by Universiti Sains Malaysia to support innovative and impactful academic projects.

Active

Research projects that are still undergoing.

  1. Feasibility of Secure Modular Automation Software in an Actual Production Line Environment
    Shankar A/L Karuppayah (PI), Selvakumar A/L Manickam, Mohd Najwadi bin Yusoff @ Abdul Rahman
    Bridging Grant, RM 25,000.00, 01/09/2025 – 31/08/2026
  2. Data Analytics and Machine Learning Approach for Investigating the Impact of Demographics and Academic Performance on Student Pathway in USM
    Selvakumar a/l Manickam (PI)
    Academic Grant, RM 30,000.00, 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025.

Completed

Research projects that have been concluded and finalized.

Competitively awarded research grants funded by Malaysian government agencies to advance national priorities in science, technology, and society.

Active

  1. User-Mobility Optimized Routing Protocol for Enabling Autonomous and Self-Managing Disaster Communication Network
    Shankar a/l Karuppayah (PI), Lokman bin Mohd Fadzil, Mohammed F.R. Anbar, Selvakumar a/l Manickam, Chong Yung Wey
    Transdisciplinary Research Grant Scheme (TRGS), RM 291,050.00, 01/12/2022 – 30/11/2025.

Closing

  1. A Mechanism for Detecting High-Rate and Low-Rate DDoS Attacks Against SDN Controller Based on Deep Learning
    Mohammed F.R. Anbar (PI), Iznan Husainy bin Hasbullah, Selvakumar a/l Manickam, Lokman bin Mohd Fadzil, Omar E. Elejla
    Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), RM 64,230.00, 01/09/2022 – 28/02/2025

Completed

  1. Completed grants

Research grants supported by global or foreign universities, institutions or agencies, fostering international collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Active

  1. Enhancing Cybersecurity for Distributed Energy Resources in Malaysia
    Selvakumar A/L Manickam (PI), Shankar A/L Karuppayah
    External Agency (International), RM316,134.38, 01/08/2023 - 31/01/2026
  2. Implementation and Experiment of the Research Platform in Malaysia for "Real-Time Malicious TLS Traffic Detection Using Machine Learning Classifier"
    Shankar A/L Karuppayah (PI), Selvakumar A/L Manickam, Mohammed F.R. Anbar, Mithiiranparthipan
    External Agency (International), RM183,000.00, 14/12/2023 - 14/06/2025

Completed

  1. A Study of IoT Controller Deployment Model in the Distributed Energy Resources Environment
    Selvakumar A/L Manickam (PI), Shankar A/L Karuppayah
    External Agency (International), RM64,092.00, 01/01/2023 - 31/03/2024

Research grants funded by private or industrial partners to develop practical solutions and strengthen academia–industry collaboration.

Active

  1. Improved Intrusion Detection Via Security Information And Event Management In 6LoWPAN-Based Street Light-As-A-Service (SLaaS) Networks
    Lokman Bin Mohd Fadzil (PI), Tuan Muhammad Naeem Bin Tuan Rashid, Wan Nazirul Hafiz Bin Abdul Rani, Muhammad Syukri Bin Zainal Abidin, Selvakumar A/L Manickam, Wan Tat Chee, Mohamad Khairi Bin Ishak, Mohammed F.R. Anbar
    External Grant Industry (BJIM), RM 91,900.00, 30/11/2020 – 24/10/2026
  2. Research Into Security Layer and Communication for i-Connect Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Modular Model Industry 4.0 Digital Twin Factory With Intelligence System on Systems and IoT Connectivity for Industry 4.0
    Selvakumar A/L Manickam (PI), Shankar A/L Karuppayah, Lokman Bin Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Najwadi Bin Yusoff @ Abdul Rahman
    External Agency (Industry/Private), RM407,600.00, 01/01/2025 - 30/12/2026
  3. Projek Intervensi SDG5 Fasa 2: Peningkatan Kemahiran dan Kemahiran Semula Wanita dalam Pertanian dengan ICT melalui Kecerdasan Buatan (AI)
    Ruhizal Bin Roosli (PI), Selvakumar A/L Manickam, Diana Binti Mohamad, Iznan Husainy Bin Hasbullah, Khalid Bin Ahmad
    External Agency (Government Agencies), RM14,473.00, 01/05/2024 - 31/10/2025

Completed

  1. Designing and Developing a Security Operations Center as a Service Sensor Prototype
    Shankar a/l Karuppayah (PI), Selvakumar a/l Manickam, Mohammed F.R. Anbar
    External Agency (Industry - DTD), RM 10,000.00, 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2024
  2. SDG5 Intervention Project: Upskilling and Reskilling Women in Agriculture with ICT
    Ruhizal bin Roosli (PI), Selvakumar a/l Manickam, Mohd Hafizal bin Mohd Isa, Diana binti Mohamad, Mohammed F.R. Anbar, Hazril Sherney bin Basher, Norhidayah binti Md Ulang, Norarbina binti Zainal Abidin, Farhana binti Mohd Razif, Khalid bin Ahmad
    External Agency (Government Agencies), RM 14,013.00, 01/02/2023 – 31/10/2023